Jimmy Breslin and Dick Schaap Author: Schaap, Dick Publisher: Viking Adult Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0670324329 ISBN-13: 9780670324323..
A series of autobiographical essays draws on key moments and relationships in the author's life to explore such issues as trust, loss, and desire, in a volume that focuses on a central theme of losing oneself in the pleasures of experience. By the author of River of Shadows and Wanderlust. 25,000 fi..
Describes the author's experiences growing up on the West Australian frontier, working as an itinerant rural laborer, and fighting in World War I Author: Facey, A. B. Publisher: Viking Adult Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0670803073 ISBN-13: 9780670803071..
A novel by the Irish author of Fighting with Shadows traces the imaginary attempts of an alcoholic playwright to restore his ex-lover, attempts that encompass the Presbyterian and Catholic sides of Ireland. Author: Healy, Dermot Publisher: Viking Adult Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0..
Viking Press [Published date: 1976]. Hard cover, 189 pp. First Edition. [From jacket flaps] To ramify is to cause to branch, to separate into divisions. All families are ramified, some more elaborately than others. Robert Canzoneri's family tree is forked, bifurcated, with one root system set deep i..
The French historian takes an anti-ethnocentric look at the broad, continuing sweep of the history of civilization since the eighth century. By the author of The Structures of Everyday Life. Author: Braudel, Fernand Publisher: Viking Adult Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0713990228 ISB..
Surveys the development of journalism, looks at how news has been gathered and disseminated, and describes the ways journalists have described particular news stories Author: Stephens, Mitchell Publisher: Viking Adult Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0670813788 ISBN-13: 9780670813780..
Traces Welsh history from prehistoric times to the present, and discusses Welsh culture and politics Author: Davies, John Publisher: Viking Adult Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0713990988 ISBN-13: 9780713990980..
Book by Porter, Andrew Author: Porter, Andrew Publisher: Viking Adult Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0670496502 ISBN-13: 9780670496501..
Traces the history of the Supreme Court from 1787 to the present day, profiling every justice from John Jay to Stephen Breyer, and examines the cases that have transformed American history and the court's controversial rulings on such issues as racial segregation, abortion, gay rights, and free spee..
Thoroughly sharp and honest treatment of a brutal conflict. The Algerian War (1954-1962) was a savage colonial war, killing an estimated one million Muslim Algerians and expelling the same number of European settlers from their homes. It was to cause the fall of six French prime minsters and the col..
A tiger, Raja, who becomes a circus and film star before gaining a reputation as a maneater, embarks on a quest for spiritual enlightenment after his encounter with the Master, a teacher and holy man Author: Narayan, R. K. Publisher: Viking Adult Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0670712..
An anthropologist recounts the two years she lived in a remote village in Nepal, describing the family she lived with and the customs and economics of the village Author: Connell, Monica Publisher: Viking Adult Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0670834637 ISBN-13: 9780670834631..
Describing how the genius's achievements color everyday modern life, a fresh biography of Albert Einstein also delves into his development both personally and as a scientist, exploring everything from his childhood idiosyncrasies to overheard conversations with colleagues. Author: Folsing, Albrecht ..
Sketches Einstein's life and achievements against the scientific and political environment of his time Author: Dukas, Helen Publisher: Viking Adult Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0670111813 ISBN-13: 9780670111817..
Profiles fourteen songwriters responsible for such hits as "Jailhouse Rock," "Uptown," and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling'," explaining how their blending of music from different genres affected social consciousness, in a volume that includes portraits of such figures as Neil Sedaka, Hal David, an..
Celebrating the centenary of his birth, Steinbeck's last published work is available once again, accompanied by his finest journalistic endeavors, including the newspaper articles that inspired his literary masterpiece, The Grapes of Wrath, his writings on San Francisco, Monterey, and other location..
Douglas Brinkley takes us on the incredible journey of the United States - a nation formed from a vast countryside on whose fringes a few small colonies made a bold cast at freedom, then burgeoned into an expanding democracy, and ultimately flourished as a world power. From the first primitive maps ..
Spanning several centuries and the whole North American continent, a unique, illustrated collection of more than one hundred Native American folktales featuring the tricksters of sixty tribes is a companion volume to American Indian Myths and Legends. 15,000 first printing. Author: Erdoes, Richard P..
Tracing the role of Andrew Jackson in decades of Native American conflicts, a National Book Award-winning author and Jacksonian scholar examines Jackson's early years as an Indian fighter in Tennessee and South Carolina, his victory in the 1814 Creek War, and his presidential years, the Indian Remov..
Provides humorous and poignant insight into present-day human predicaments and man's longing for and fascination with the past Author: Trevor, William Publisher: Viking Adult Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0670125946 ISBN-13: 9780670125944..
Bobbie, a fourteen-year-old hustler, junkie, and petty thief serving his apprenticeship with Mel, a professional crook and drug addict, learns life's hard lessons while searching for the perfect score. A first novel. Tour. Author: Little, Eddie Publisher: Viking Adult Binding: Hardcover Language: En..
Outlines the author's treatment of and remission from brain cancer, challenging traditional beliefs about typical practices and the body's ability to heal, identifying the environmental and lifestyle factors that promote cancer growth, and outlining conventional and alternative therapies. 100,000 fi..